Bernie Sanders on immigration issues- a comprehensive look

[cali]

First of all, yes, it's an issue in Vermont due to dairy farming. In fact the advocacy group for immigrant workers in agriculture in Vermont, Migrant Justice is active and supported by state government. Bernie has advocated for this community. He has supported drivers licenses for undocumented workers and increased services, as well as the inclusion of undocumented workers in Vermont's (now shelved) single payer health insurance program. He has also been against deportation

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In the summer of 2013, Sanders participated in an effort to prevent the deportation of Danilo Lopez

Danilo Lopez faces deportation from Vermont to Mexico on July 5. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the rest of the congressional delegation and Vermont’s governor have made the case to federal immigration authorizes that the Vermont farm worker should be allowed to stay. The 23-year-old Lopez is one of about 1,500 migrants who Vermont dairy farmers consider essential to their survival because they fill jobs milking cows that no one else will take. He came to the attention of immigration authorities in 2011 after a car he was riding in was pulled over by a state trooper who notified federal authorities. Since then, Lopez worked with a migrant worker advocacy group that persuaded the state to change its policy on traffic stops and to pass a law letting migrant workers get drivers’ licenses. “I respectfully request that you look into this matter at your earliest convenience,” Sanders said in a letter sent on Monday to John Morton, director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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On May 25, 2013, Sanders expanded on his immigration views during an interview with the Washington Post:

I’m a strong supporter of immigration reform, and of the need to provide a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants. I very strongly support the DREAM Act, and will continue to strongly support it. I very strongly believe, as someone who knows what’s going on in the dairy industry in Vermont, that there’s no question we need to create a status for immigrant workers in agriculture, and I think the committee is making good progress there.

My concerns are in regards to where we stand in terms of guest workers programs, made worse by amendments offered by Senator Hatch. What I do not support is, under the guise of immigrant reform, a process pushed by large corporations which results in more unemployment and lower wages for American workers.

On June 27, 2013, Sanders voted for final passage of S. 744, the comprehensive immigration reform bill.

In September of 2014, after President Obama delayed implementation of executive action, Senator Sanders was in Iowa where he said that President Obama “should have acted” on executive action regardless of the political climate.

As Obama prepared to announce his immigration executive actions in November 2014, Sanders voiced support and blasted television networks for not covering this major announcement:

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much more:

http://americasvoice.org/research/meet-the-2016-democratic-candidates-for-president-and-their-positions-on-immigration/

vermont is not a diverse state but that doesn't mean it isn't in the vanguard regarding immigrant rights. Why? Social Justice is a big fucking deal here:

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Vermont has been proactive in adapting to the influx of Latino migrant farmworkers who are helping to preserve that state’s iconic dairy farms.

Dairy farming dominates Vermont agriculture, providing 74 percent of all income from agricultural sales and 62 percent of New England’s milk as of 2010. The image most closely associated with Vermont is a farm with grazing cows, but a difficult economy has led to a loss of farms.

Although some blame volatile milk prices and high costs, the shortage of farm labor is also an issue. As dairy farmers turn to Latino labor, Vermont has adapted, proactively addressing challenges such as safety and differences in language and culture. And it has done so in a way that strengthens its brand of just, sustainable agriculture.

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https://www.bostonfed.org/commdev/c&b/2013/spring/latino-dairy-workers-in-vermont.htm

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Migrant Justice has gained national attention for our cutting edge human rights organizing and our concrete victories. We are steadily making progress advancing our members' human rights agenda by:

* Building a broad coalition to pass legislation in 2014 that explicitly prohibits all Vermont Police to use public resources for the purposes of immigration enforcement;
http://migrantjustice.net/node/236

* Organizing a powerful network of farmworkers, farmers, and allies to win legislation in 2013 for all VT residents to access drivers licenses, regardless of immigration status;
http://migrantjustice.net/node/206

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http://migrantjustice.net/about

[sabrina 1]

1. Anyone ignorant enough to lie the way Gutierrez did about Bernie's position on immigration doesn't

belong in Congress and hopefully he will be replaced with someone honest who doesn't abandon those who supported him next time he comes up for reelection.

Thanks for putting that together.

Gutierrez made a fool of himself by pretending not to know someone who is the main threat to his own candidate. He isn't even a good liar.

[SoapBox]

2. I watched that video clip and ther was something weird about that guy...

He acted all "twitchy" or something...maybe he was drunk?

It was just, plain weird and had a huge bullshit factor to it.

[sabrina 1]

3. He reminded me of George Bush after his handlers had instructed him, and probably practiced

on which talking points he was to use in his next public appearance. Eg, when he made the comment that being President was hard work because the President has to keep 'catapulting the propaganda' I pictured his handlers explaining to him 'now your main job is to keep catapulting the propaganda, so here are your talking points for today'. And Bush, inadvertently used the instructions instead of the talking points, being as out of it as he generally was. I remember laughing out loud when I heard that.

Gutierrez was clearly instructed by the handlers of Hillary's campaign to go out and use the word 'socialist' when referring to Bernie, who they now appear to be terrified of. However like Bush, he isn't too bright.

I pictured him feeling very important when he was told they were giving him the job of going after Bernie. Then explaining how important it was to use the word 'socialist' wrt to Bernie.

But like Bush, he was completely inept, thought really hard how he could get it in, and settled on LYING about not knowing who he was, probably thinking how smart he was, looking forward to the pats on the back he was expecting.

Instead he made a total fool of himself as it was clear he was lying, and the takeaway was that he is just another lying politician.

We need to replace all these Third Wayers for Bernie's sake when he is President.